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National politics

    Mayor, governor, Social Security chief and now — shadow minister Martin O’Malley
    Democrats named former Gov. Martin O’Malley among their new alternative to President Donald Trump’s leadership team, calling it the People's Cabinet.
    Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley addresses hundreds of protesters at a local “Hands Off” protest — one of over 1,000 that took place nationwide — at the Social Security Administration headquarters in Woodlawn on Saturday.
    Federal workers are cramming the roads and trains to return to the office
    The Baltimore-D.C. commuter, once endangered, is in species-recovery mode.
    Commuters wait to board the 5 a.m. MARC train to Washington at the West Baltimore Station.
    Supreme Court allows Trump to deport Venezuelans under wartime law, but only after review
    In a bitterly divided decision, the court said the administration must give Venezuelans it claims are gang members “reasonable time” to go to court.
    TECOLUCA, EL SALVADOR - MARCH 16: In this handout photo provided by the Salvadoran government, view of the inmates allegedly linked to criminal organizations, getting off the buses at CECOT on March 16, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador. Trump's administration deported 238 alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organizations 'Tren De Aragua' and Mara Salvatrucha with only 23 being members of the Mara. Nayib Bukele president of El Salvador announced that his government will receive the alleged members of the gang to be taken to CECOT. On February of 2023 El Salvador inaugurated Latin America's largest prison as part of President Nayib Bukele's plan to fight gangs. (Photo by Salvadoran Government via Getty Images)
    National Weather Service no longer translating products for non-English speakers
    The weather service has “paused” the translations because its contract with Lilt, an artificial intelligence company, has lapsed, NWS spokesman Michael Musher said.
    In an aerial view, the flooded Buffalo Trace Distillery is seen on Monday, April 7, 2025, in Frankfort, Ky.
    Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
    Chief Justice John Roberts agreed Monday to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
    Laura Bonkosky, right, protests outside of the District Courthouse in Greenbelt, MD on April 4, 2025 for Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a man who was mistakenly deported by the Trump administration.
    Judge again orders Trump administration to return mistakenly deported Maryland man
    A federal judge is for the second time ordering the Trump administration to return a Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
    Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia's wife Jennifer, supported by CASA, spoke at a press conference and rally to demand his return back home in Maryland on April 4, 2025.
    The Naval Academy banned books. Across the street, they treasure them.
    The Annapolis Cup croquet match between the Naval Academy and St. John's College has always been a contrast in style. But never like Saturday.
    Two St. John's College students watch Naval Academy midshipmen prepare to take a shot in the Annapolis Cup croquet match Saturday.
    O’Malley fires up ‘Hands Off!’ protesters: ‘Never gonna give up in this fight for Social Security!’
    Hundreds of thousands of people attended more than 1,000 “Hands Off!”-related protests nationwide focused on President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk.
    Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley addresses a crowd of protesters outside at the Social Security Administration headquarters in Woodlawn on Saturday.
    Top Democrats protest after reported firing of National Security Agency director
    Top congressional Democrats are protesting the reported firing of Gen. Tim Haugh as director of the National Security Agency, with one lawmaker saying the decision “makes all of us less safe.”
    WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 25: National Security Agency Director General Timothy Haugh speaks during a Senate Committee on Intelligence Hearing on March 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. The hearing to examine worldwide threats comes a day after Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic magazine was inadvertently included on a high level Trump administration Signal group chat on bombing plans in Yemen on Houthi targets.
    Maryland joins other Democratic states suing Trump over elections order
    “The President has no power to do any of this,” the state attorneys general wrote in court documents.
    WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 20: Joined by children seated at school desks, U.S. President Donald Trump holds up the signed executive order to reduce the size and scope of the Education Department during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. The order instructs Education Secretary Linda McMahon, former head of the Small Business Administration and co-founder of the World Wrestling Entertainment, to shrink the $100 billion department, which cannot be dissolved without Congressional approval.
    Trump tariffs pummel Baltimore-based Under Armour
    Baltimore-based sports apparel company Under Armour saw its shares decline by more than 18%, to $5.36, as markets closed Thursday.
    Under Armour will begin moving into its new 280,000-square-foot global headquarters building in the Baltimore Peninsula next week.
    Judge to hold hearing for Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
    A judge will hear arguments in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran resident who the government said was deported after an “administrative error.”
    TECOLUCA, EL SALVADOR - MARCH 26: Prisoners look out their cell as Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours the Terrorist Confinement Center (CECOT) on March 26, 2025 in Tecoluca, El Salvador. The Trump administration deported 238 alleged members of the Venezuelan criminal organizations 'Tren De Aragua' and Mara Salvatrucha with only 23 being members of the Mara. Nayib Bukele president of El Salvador announced that his government will receive the alleged members of the gang to be taken to CECOT.
    Nearly 3,000 jobs cut in Maryland after federal health agencies scale back
    Mass layoffs at federal health agencies began this week, producing anxiety about workers, public health and economy.
    Employees of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) stand in line to enter the Mary E. Switzer Memorial Building on April 02, 2025 in Washington, DC. Layoffs began earlier this week at the Health and Human Service Administration offices after it was announced last week that the Trump Administration plans to cut 10,000 jobs at HHS.
    Dow drops nearly 1,680 in biggest wipeout since 2020 as fears of fallout from tariffs shake markets
    The S&P 500 was down 3.3% in early trading, worse than the drops for other major stock markets.
    The floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The S&P 500 was down 3.3% in early trading, worse than the drops for other major stock markets.
    Trump’s vast new tariffs: What they mean for prices and global trade
    After weeks of anticipation and speculation, President Donald Trump followed through on his reciprocal tariff threats by declaring a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries and higher tariff rates on dozens of nations that run trade surpluses with the United States.
    WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 02: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Touting the event as “Liberation Day”, Trump is expected to announce additional tariffs targeting goods imported to the U.S. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
    Federal jobs helped build Baltimore’s Black middle class. What happens now?
    In Baltimore and Baltimore County, Black full-time federal workers earn a median income about $30,000 higher than other Black workers.
    Ardena Githara of Rosedale was put on administrative leave from her federal job earlier this year.
    She spent her final months trying to prove she was alive. Now her family is suing Social Security.
    Seven months after she descended into the Kafkaesque situation, Joyce Evans was dead.
    Views of the U.S. Social Security Administration Headquarters in Woodlawn.
    Maryland judge extends order requiring fired federal workers be rehired in 19 states
    The order requires the 18 agencies originally named in the lawsuit to follow the law in conducting any future reductions in force.
    People stand outside and hold signs protesting federal layoffs. One sign says "Justice for NOAA workers" and "Science not Silence." Another says "Save NOAA. Stop DOGE."
    Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge ordered by Hegseth’s office
    Academy officials were told to review the library late last week.
    The U.S. Naval Academy has removed nearly 400 books from its library.
    Maryland immigrants voice fear over threats to legal protections amid Trump crackdown
    Of Maryland’s 1 million immigrants, many are under a giant umbrella of temporary student or work visas, as well as humanitarian protections.
    An illustration showing groups of people in various forms of daily life, some are disappearing, one in the center is being erased.
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